This summer, the Come to the Table team has been on the move! CTTT staff have visited 23 faith communities since May 1, all while following COVID-19 safety protocols.
Watch a HEAL Food Alliance webinar video on corporate consolidation in our food system. RAFI-USA Executive Director Edna Rodriguez is a member of the panel.
The Rural Advancement Foundation International-USA (RAFI-USA) today issued a request for workshop proposals (RFP) for the upcoming 2022 Come to the Table (CTTT) Conference.
On June 24, 2021, Come to the Table hosted the sixth session of our 2021 School for Food Justice, Faith, and Storytelling (SFJFS). Faith leaders from across North Carolina participated in this session, which was held virtually and featured Dr. Ellen Davis, the Amos Ragan Kearns Distinguished Professor of Bible and Practical Theology at Duke Divinity School.
In this staff spotlight, Executive Director Edna Rodriguez shares a bit about her background what organizational shifts have come about during her tenure, and her passion for tackling the issues that RAFI-USA faces on a daily basis.
RAFI-USA wholeheartedly endorses the Relief for America’s Small Farmers Act, re-introduced by Sen. Gillibrand, which provides debt relief for small farms with FSA loans. We urge you to take action today and ask your legislators to cosponsor this critical bill and support its inclusion in any future legislative package.
In this story, we learn about farmer and woodworker Thomas Bradley whose farm is in Western North Carolina in the Qualla Boundary, home to the Eastern Band of the Cherokee Indians.